Direct mounted two-way plow



Sept. 23,1952

G.- R. EGO

DIRECT MOUNTED TWO-WAY PLOW 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed July 8, 1948 JNVENTOR. GEO/26E E0 5 00 I a A r *n. A TTOQNEY G. R. EGO

DIRECT MOUNTED TWOWAY PLOW Sgpt. 23, 1952 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed July 8, 1948 JNVENTOR. 050/205 Ross 00 Sept. 23, 1952 G. R. EGO

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DIRECT MOUNTED TWO-WAY PLOW 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed July 8. 1948 JNVENTOR. GEO 2 65 Ross 6 0 BY ATTORNEY ctFigure-a';

Patented Sept. 23, 1952 f UNITED. STATE s PATENT ZOFFICE.

DIRECT MOUN'1ED TWO-WAY PLOW I George Ross Ego, Brantford, Ontario, Canada, assignor to Massey-Harris Co., Ltd., Brantford, Ontario, Canada, a corporation of Canada Application July 8, 1948, Serial N0.'37,593 I .The present invention relates toia two way 'plowadapted to be directly'and easily attached to a tractor and having means for full control by the operator comparable to the control of a one way directly mounted plow.

.The principal "object of the present invention is :the plows byv the same means used forturning the plows. I A further object of the present inventionis to provide a depth control leverlwithin easy reach of the tractor operator, with means whereby the depth of the plow may be controlled in cooperationwith the rear end of the land sidesor by the use of a rear furrow wheel independent of the plow lifting means. p.

An object of .the present invention is to provide a'. simple connection to the power lift of the tractor for raising and lowering the plow and having means whereby the power lift does not interfere with the plow depth controlling means. .Other objects of the present invention are to provide convenientmeans for shifting transversely the plow hitch member and having means whereby therear end of the plow is left free at all times to swing sidewise.

Another object of the present invention is to 4 Claims. (01. 97 26) provide a novel, strong and simple plow'frame structure on which the plow bottoms are mounted. Yr a To these and other useful ends my invention consists of parts, combinations of partsor their equivalentsand modeof operation as hereinafter described and claimed and shown in the accompanying drawings in which: i

- Fig-1 is a side elevational view of a fraction of a tractor and of my device attached thereto turning right hand-furrowsr v Fig. 3 is a detail view ofa fraction of thedevice illustrating the means for rn n th plows .bythepower-take oiT shaft.

:1 Fig. 4 :is'a s ectional view taken on line 4 4 the plow. 7

member.

connecting bar 16;

I m i 2 J Figs. 5 and 6-- illustrate the bail supporting means and the means for controlling the depth of Fig. 7 illustrates a modification, wherein the plows are turned for right or left hand furrows,

hydraulically.

Fig. 8 is a view of the hydraulic means for turning the plows, the housing being sectioned on lines 8- 8 of Figure 9. r i

Fig. 9 is a front elevational view of the device shown in Figures 7 and 8, the front of the housing being cut away. i i

Fig. 10 is a top view of the housing-connection to the bail showing a fraction of the hitch Fig. 11 is 'an end view of the device as shown in Figure 10.

Fig. 12 isa partially sectioned rear view of 1 are cal position and in rear of member 92. g 5 As thus illustrated, the tractor is designated by reference character A. The plow structure in its entirety is designated byreference character B. Tra'ctor- A- may be of any conventional type having rear ground wheels l0l0 and a tractor frame H, the tractor having mounted thereon a power lift which in its entirety is designated by reference character C. This power lift may be operated hydraulically or by means of a half turn clutch type 'Inech'a'nical lift as shown in the drawings, having-a shaft "12 which protrudes through a housing 13 and having rigidly mounted thereon a crank l4 with a crank pin l5, the crank pin being connected to the forward end of a I rotatably mount a shaft I! on the rear end ofthe tractor frame 'as' illustrated, this shaft having rigidly connected thereto an arm I 8. Arm l 8 has a pin l9 which extends through a slot 20 in member l6. Suitable controlling means are'pro vided for power lift C, whereby shaft I! may be oscillated for raising and lowering the 'plows,fslot adjusting the depth of the plow manuallyas will hereinafter appear.

Structure B comprises generally two beams 30 and 3|, the forward ends of the beams being secured to opposite sides of a, head 32, the head having secured thereto a shaft 33 which extends 3 through a housing or bracket 34, the purpose of which will hereinafter appear.

Transverse arms 3535 are secured to the rear end of beam 3| and to beam as illustrated by means of gusset plates 36 which are suitably secured to the arms and beams.

I mount right hand plow bottoms D on adjacent ends of members and left hand plow bottoms E on the other ends of members 35. These plow bottoms being preferably conventional in shape, have shares 38. The front bottoms have short land sides (not shown) and the rear bottoms have long land sides 39-39. These long land sides act to take the side thrust of the plow and to assist in controlling the depth plowed. It will be understood that I may design my plow frame B for one right hand plow and one left hand plow, or discs may be used for turning the furrows.

I provide preferably a coulter 40 for each plow bottom D and E and mount them on the beams in the usual manner. Thus I show a gangplow for plowing right hand furrows on oneside of the beams and a gang plow for plowing left hand furrows on the other side of the beams so that when structure 13 is in the position shown in Figure 2, the right hand tractor wheel l0- may travel in the last furrow plowed and the front plow bottom of member B will turn its furrow and throw it'into the last furrow plowed and the rear plow bottom will turn its furrow into the furrow formed by the front plow bottom.

It will be understood that the right hand plow bottoms that are in operating position in Figure 2 are not shown because they are directly under the two plow bottoms E. It will be observed by scrutinizing Figure 2, that when member B is-turned one half turn, plow bottom E shown in Figure 2 will then be in an operating position to throw a left hand furrow as shown in Figurel.

Thus I have shown what I term a turnover plow. The means for accomplishing thisturnover operation and for leveling the furrows plowed will hereinafter appear.

I will now describe the connections between member 34 and the frame of the tractor. I mount on opposite sides of the tractor frame H, bars..50 (see Figures 1, 2 and 5) by means of brackets 5l5l and 52-52 (see Figure 1), the

left hand member 50 having an extension 53 which carries a sector 54. A depth lever 55 is secured vto a shaft 55 having suitable latches with hand operatingmeans for engaging the teeth 5! in sector 54 for controlling the depth plowed as follows:

Albail 58. has end bars 59-59, the bail being free to pivot on tubes 61 and 62, these members being, secured to members 59 and rotatably mounted in member 50. Structure 8| has secured thereto a forwardly extending arm 63. Shaft 56. is pivoted in the front ends of members 50 and 53 and having secured thereto an arm 64. A roller 65 is rotatably mounted. on the free end of arm 64 and is adapted to contact the upper surface of arm 63 which is secured to tube- 6|. Thus lever '55 may be used to determinethe lowest or working position of bail58 or in other words the depth plowed.

I will now describe the connection'between housing 34 and bail 58 and the manner. of shifting this connectionlongitudinally on this bail. Housing 34 has a downwardly extending extension 10 to which aheavy hitch. bar H .is secured,

4 the front end of which is attached to bail 58 as follows:

Brackets l2 and 13 (see Figures 10, 11 and 12) are loosely clamped on bail 58 by means of bolts as at 14 so the brackets are slidably and hingedly mounted on the bail. The rear left side of members 12 and 13 have projections 15 and 15, each having openings which register at 11 forming a free fit for a bolt 18 at this point. Openings 1! flare outwardly in a direction parallel to bail 58 as at 19-19. Bar H has secured thereto on its top and bottom edges plates -80 preferably by electric welding. Bolt 18 extends trough these plates. Bar H is connected to bail 58 by means of a universal joint, so called because the rear end of the bar may be swung vertically and sidewise in any direction. The universal joints hereinafter referred to in connection with power transmission have the same characteristics except they are adapted to transmit power. from oneshaft to another.

Thus it willbeseenby scrutinizing Figures 10, 11 and 12, that'structure B is hinged on bail'58 as an axis and that structure B may swing sidewise on bolt 18 as an axis and that structure B may tilt transversely for leveling the plows and also that the bracket formed by members 12 and 13 may be moved longitudinally on bail 58in the following manner. 7

An arm is rigidly secured to the right hand axle housing 9|, its rear end 92 being extended outwardly and having mounted thereon a ratchet 93. A hand operated lever 94 is pivoted to member 92 as at 95, the lever extending a distance below this pivot and having hingedly secured thereto a link 96 as at 91, the link having a pivotal connection to bracket 12 as'at 98. Thus by manipulatinglever 94 brackets 12 and13 may be moved to the right or left on bail .58 for controlling'the width of the'furrow'cut by the front bottom of; each pair ofbottoms.

Generally bolt"18.will be held in a transverse central position with the'tractor; however if it is necessary to move the bracket and this bolt to the right when plowing a right hand furrow itmay be necessary to move this bolt to the left when plowing a left hand furrow. Lever-941s within easy reach of the operator, therefore these operations are a comparatively simple matter.

I will now describe the. means providedfor turning structure 13 for plowing right and left hand furrows as illustrated in Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4.

Shaft 33 is rotatably mounted in housing 34 as at l05l05. A worm gear I06 is rigidly mounted on shaft 33 within thev housing. A shaft I0! is rotatably mounted in the housing as illustrated and having a worm pinion IOBwhich meshes the teeth in worm gear I06, one end of shaft I01 protruding into a supplemental housing projection I09 and having mounted on its protruding end bevel gear. H0.

Another shaft Ill-is rotatably mounted in extension I 09 and having rotatably mounted thereon.bevel pinions ll2-H2 positioned to. mesh bevel gear H9 as illustrated. The center portion of shaft I l l is splined and having mounted thereon a collar H3. The opposite ends of collar H3 and the inner ends of pinions H2 are toothed so either of the pinions may be locked'to the. shaft by moving collar I23 as far in either direction as it will go.

Thus while shaft H! is adapted'to turn in a certain direction collar H3 may beshifted'soas to turn shaft I01 either clockwise or. anti-clock 'wise and thus-to t'urn structure Bin either .direction for" plowing right orv left hand furrows. or

for leveling the. plows which-are in an' operating" position; The means for shifting collar I I3 comprises 'a'suitably mounted lever H4 mounted so when the lever is moved forward, the'collar will be shifted to the remand when the lever is moved .rearward the collar will be shifted forward.

Thus while shaft I II is in operation the operator can easily. turn the plow bottom or'bottoms for right or left hand plowing and level the plows that are in operation. Lever H4 is secured to a shaft H5, to the outer end of which an arm H6 is secured'having at its lower end means for engaging collar. H3. When the collar is in the position shown in Figure 3 the lever will'be in neutral position... By moving the lever on shaft first. and because of the connection-already de scribed. between housing extension "I0 and ball plow coming out of the ground first and entering the ground first and clearly after the plow is lowered to an operating position because of slot the height of the bail will be controlled entirely by lever 55 Which will controlthe. depth plowed because of the action of land sides 39. i

of my device as illustrated in Figures 1, 2, 3, 4,

. 5, 6, 10, 11 and 12.

'5 as an'axis the collar. may be shifted for'engagement'with either pinion. I provide means for-lockingbevel gear H0 when the lever is in its neutral'position. as follows:

A plunger H1 is urged. downward by a spring as illustrated, the lower end of member I I1 being shaped to extend between two teeth. Lever H4 is provided with a hand operated latch I I8 having a connection to member II'I. Thus the gear can not turn when the lever is in a neutral position and when latch H8 is raised the lever can be moved in either direction for shifting collar H3 as already described.

I will now describe my means for driving shaft I I I from the power take off of the tractor. Power take off shaft I20 has secured thereto a chain.

sprocket I2I. A housing. bracket I22 is secured to member 90 (see Figure 3) and has rotatably mounted thereon a shaft I23 having a sprocket I24 mounted on its outer end. A chain I25 forms an operating connection between the two sprockets having a suitably mounted idler I26 with which to adjust the tautness of the chain. Another shaft I21 is rotatably mounted in housing I22 and having on its inner end a bevel pinion I28. Another bevel pinion I29 is secured to shaft I23 and is adapted to form an operating connection between shafts I23 and I21. On the outer end of shaft I21 I mount a universal joint I30 which forms an operating connection to a shaft I3 I.

A bevel gear I32 is mounted on the forward end of shaft I I I and a bevel pinion I33 is mounted on a shaft I34, the shaft being rotatably mounted in an extension to housing I09 as clearly indicated in Figure 3. On the outer end of shaft I34 I provide a universal joint I35 which is operatively connected to a square tube I 36. Member I3I is square and adapted to be snugly, slidably mounted in the opening in tube I36.

Thus it will be seen that the spline between shaft I3I and tube I36 will permit the plow to be raised and lowered and moved to the right or left and that shaft I II will receive power from the power take off shaft I20 and that the driver may manipulate lever H4 to turn structure B in housing 34 with shaft 33 acting as an axis.

Thus clearly the operator will have complete control over the position of structure B for turning itfor right or left hand plowing and for leveling the plows when in operation.

Referring again to my preferred means for raising and lowering the plows by means of the power lift; I secure a transverse bar I40 to housing 34 and connect the ends of this bar to two spaced apart levers I4I (which are secured to shaft II) by means of links I42. Thus when the power lift operates to lift the plows out of the ground the front end of structure B will be lifted Other means may be provided for turning structure B on its axis. One such means is illustrated in Figures 7, 8 .and 9, wherein a housing I hassecured thereto thetransversebar- I40 as in the other figures, this housing havinga downwardly extending extension I 5| which is connected to member II as illustrated and to rods I42 asand for the purpose specified. Shaft 33 has secured thereto a pinion; I52. A shaft I53 is rotatably mounted in the upper end of housing I50 and has secured thereto a toothed sector I54. The forwardly protruding end of shaft I53 has secured thereto an arm I55. v

I provide a double acting hydraulic ram desig- Y nated by reference numeral I53 which is-hinged at its lower end to member I5I as at I51 having a'protruding piston I58 which is operatively con? nected to arm I55 as at I59. Thus hydraulic ram I56 may be used for turning structure B through its connection to shaft 33. Ram I56 is suitably connected to pipes I60 and NH. Pipes I60 and IGI lead to a valve box I62 having a lever I64 with which'to determine the position of member B. Valve box I62 may have another valve and lever I63 for operating a hydraulic lift for the plow.

Thus it will be seen that the power connection specifically shown in Figures 3 and 4 may be dis- I pensed with and the plows turned hydraulically by the means shown in Figures 7, 8 and 9. The valve box I62 having a suitable connection preferably to the hydraulic pump adapted to operate the power lift. Clearly other means than shown, may be used for turning the plows on shaft 33.

It will be seen that structure B may be easily disconnected from the tractor by removing pin 18, links I 42 and 96, and in the design shown in Figures '7, 8 and 9 by disconnecting pipes I60, I6I and pin 16.

It will be seen that my device is simple, easily manufactured at reasonable cost and easily understood by the tractor operator; that I have provided what is generally called finger tip control over the attachment; that the plow is capable of doing excellent work under the control of a driver of ordinary intelligence and that the plow will turn a smooth furrow because it is not rigidly held to the frame of a tractor.

Clearly many minor detail changes may be made in the designs shown without departing to its rear end, said plow frame having a bracket secured to its forward end, two spaced apart Thus I have fully described the preferred form I 7 forwardlylextendingzarms rigidly securedtogether at theirrrear ends. by a transverse bar forming a bailrsaid arms; having their forward ends pivota'lly connectedtotheframe of the tractor, a hitch member secured at its rear end to said bracket, the forward end of said hitch member being'rotatably secured'to the transverse bar of said bail by. means of a universal joint, the power lift of the tractor having connections to opposite sides of said bracket for raising and lowering the plow, a manually controlled depth lever adapted to determine the downward movement of the rear end of said bail, stops anchored to the tractor and positioned normally above and in the path of said bail, whereby when the rear end of the bail-rises we predetermined height, a further movement of the power lift will raise the rear end ofthe 'plow frame on said universal joint as an axis;

-2. "'A' device as recited in claim 1 wherein, a slidable connection between the power lift and plow providing means, whereby after the power lift has permitted the plow to lower by gravity to a depth determined by said depth lever, the power lift-will continue for a distance and leave the plow depth wholly in control of said lever.

3. Adevice as recited in claim'l wherein, said universal joint being slidably mounted on said bail bar, manually controlled means are mounted on said tractor having a connection to said universal joint, whereby the universal joint may be moved transverse to the direction of travel of the tractor. Y

4. A device as recited in claim 1 including, a manually operated lever adapted to optionally limit the downward movement of said bail, a slid- 8 mg connection between 4 said power "Hit and bracket adapted to. permit free vertical movement of the rear end ofsaid bail after-said power lift has reached. its extreme plow lowering position;

- GEORGE ROSS EGO.

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